Trivia / Ultraman: The Next

• What Could Have Been: There were plans at one point to make a sequel movie to this film, titled ULTRAMAN 2: Requiem, and two costumes created for the film - however, the film was cancelled due to the poor ratings and subsequent cancellation of Nexus itself. These suits were later reused for Space Fear Demon Z and Ghost Sorcerer Reibatos; at one point in production, the latter was even named Requiem.
  • At one point the production team considered making Ultraman simpler instead of more complex in an attempt to be realistic. In designer Maruyama's own words: "He ended up looking like Pepsi Man, and that was no good, so we went in the opposite direction."

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